Symptoms of Sepsis

Sepsis is a very serious blood disease, which refers to a disease caused by bacteria invading the human blood through various pathways, leading to blood lesions. The disease is more common in the elderly and infants with weak body resistance, and the symptoms vary according to the different constitutions of the patients. In recent years, the proportion of newborns suffering from sepsis has been increasing. What are the symptoms of sepsis?

When infants and young children suffer from sepsis, their physical fitness and body functions are different. As long as parents observe carefully, it is easy to detect. The main thing is that parents must understand what physical reactions normal children will have when they are young.

1. Breastfeeding reduces sucking weakness

Newborns eat significantly less milk, seem unaware of hunger, suck for short and weak periods of time, and choke easily while feeding.

2. The cry is low like a cat's meow

Babies with sepsis often do not cry, or they only cry for a few times and then stop, and their crying is very soft.

3. Body temperature does not rise, but hands and feet are cold

When a newborn suffers from sepsis, the body temperature is not high but low. When measured, the temperature is below 35.5℃, and the baby's hands and feet are cold.

4. Weakness of the whole body and lack of movement of limbs

Babies with sepsis have weak limbs and whole body. When you pull their upper limbs, there is no obvious flexion reaction. When you let go, their upper limbs will fall down naturally, and their hands will not grasp your fingers, and their limbs rarely move.

5. Slow response and drowsiness

Normal newborns can respond appropriately when stimulated, such as waking up, looking, smiling, etc.; however, the symptoms of sepsis are poor response, listlessness or drowsiness.

6. Jaundice does not go away or goes away and reappears

Normal physiological jaundice should gradually subside. However, in neonatal sepsis, physiological jaundice does not subside but worsens, or jaundice reappears after it subsides.

The above is an introduction to the symptoms of sepsis. Some children with sepsis gain weight slowly or almost not at all. Sepsis can cause great harm to children. If not treated in time, it may even be life-threatening. So when you find that your baby has the above symptoms, you must seek medical treatment in time to prevent viral diseases from inducing more serious diseases.